Dir Agriculture visits Potato Seed Tuber Sorting & Grading plant, Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Potato Seed Tubers Sorting and Grading Plant at Central Potato Store Lalmandi. During the visit, the Director inspected different sections of the plant and took stock of different operations under execution there. While expressing his views, the Director said that Potato Grading /Processing plays an […]

Shyam Steel expands retail operations in J&K, Punjab

Kolkata: Shyam Steel on Wednesday announced its plan to expand retail operations in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab as the 3,000-crore company is aspiring to become one of the leaders in the primary TMT bar segment in north India. The steelmaker has embarked on the expansion mode despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Bandipora District Treasury organises NPS Training session for DDOs

BANDIPORA: In order to educate Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) regarding the implementation of National Pension System (NPS) in an effective manner, a daylong NPS Training Session was today organised by District Treasury Officer Bandipora at Mini Secretariat, here. The Programme was presided over by Director Accounts & Treasures Shaheen Mohammad Ashraf. On the occasion, […]

Govt has identified 101 projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Sarbananda Sonowal

New Delhi: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has identified 101 projects under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to enhance port connectivity with consumption and production centres, union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday. Addressing an event organised by industry body CII virtually, the Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister further said as […]

Faculty of Agriculture Wadura orginises tranning on bee keeping in Kupwara , Baramulla

Srinagar: Research and Training Centre for pollinators, Pollinizers and pollination Management, SKUAST-Kashmir organized 2 numbers of seven days Training programmes on “ Scientific Beekeeping” for Kupwara and Baramulla under NBHM Scheme sponsored by National Bee Board (NBB) (DAC & FW), Govt of India at Faculty of Agriculture Sopore starting Thursday. On the Inauguration Ceremony, Mrs. […]

Gold rallies Rs 195; silver climbs Rs 569

New Delhi: Gold rallied Rs 195 to Rs 46,625 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday in line with gain in international precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,430 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 569 to […]

Rupee declines 12 paise to 74.52 on month-end dollar demand

Mumbai: The rupee declined by 12 paise to close at 74.52 against the US currency on Thursday amid month-end dollar demand and foreign fund outflows from equity and debt markets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 74.55 and witnessed a high of 74.47 and a low of 74.58 against the […]

WNS Cares Foundation (WCF) and Robotex India join forces to bolster cybersafety

Bangalore: WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), the CSR arm of WNS Global Services, today announced that it has collaborated with Robotex India to empower children and youth with practical knowledge around cybersafety through its digital platform CyberSmart. By 2023-24, WCF and Robotex India will be empowering over 10 lakh students in a phased manner. Initially, as […]

Principal Secretary Agriculture launches farm machinery distribution camp

SRINAGAR: As a sequel to government’s endeavor towards realizing Prime Minister’s goal of doubling income of farmers by 2022, Principal Secretary Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today launched farm machinery distribution camp at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, Srinagar. Principal Secretary handed over the keys of tractors and mobile vending carts to the […]

Distt Admin, Tourism Deptt. organize Ahrabal Festival

AHRABAL (KULGAM): To promote tourist destination Aharbal, District Administration Kulgam in collaboration with Tourism Department organized the first ever Ahrabal Festival here today which witnessed participation of people from different walks of life besides many tourists. The programme was organized near Ahrabal Waterfall Park. In his opening remarks, the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din […]